Clement Will Defend DOMA

We now know who will be defending DOMA in court. James Oliphant has the Los Angeles Times article.

Former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement will represent the government in appellate and trial court cases that challenge whether the Defense of Marriage Act is consitutional. Clement served as SG, the government's top lawyer before the Supreme Court, for three years during the Bush administration.

I'll be praying for Clement.

Speaker John Boehner and House leaders decided to step in the place, legally, of the administration, and the hiring of Clement, a partner in the Atlanta-based law firm King & Spalding, is a sign that it’s taking its obligation seriously, said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage.

"At last we have a legal eagle on this case who actually wants to win in court! Paul Clement is a genuinely distinguished lawyer, a former solicitor general of the United States, who we are confident will win this case,” Brown said in a statement. “Thanks to Speaker Boehner's actions, President Obama's attempt to sabotage the legal defense of DOMA is not going to work," said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage."

I don't think DOMA was the ideal way to handle the situation, only the best legislative one that was going to get implemented.

Here's a taste of the kind of loving, civil, and tolerant comments left:

"FlexSF" at 1:13 PM April 18, 2011:

Jesus Christ! What is wrong with the Republican, Christian bigot party? Looking forward to seeing the professional zealots get their but cheeks handed to them, on a platter, in federal court.

"maxxnsd" at 1:14 PM April 18, 2011:

Bohner is a prick!

"PolishBear" at 1:27 PM April 18, 2011:

I'm a taxpayer, and I resent John Boehner using my tax dollars to defend something that is as clearly unconstitutional at the Defense of Marriage Act.

You're assuming the very thing in question.

The ONLY real difference between a married Gay couple and a married Straight couple is the gender of the two people who have made the commitment.

The only difference between H2O and H2SO4 is SO3. Again, marriage neutering advocates must minimize the differences between the sexes while also maintaining that the differences provide insurmountable obstacles to them forming a heterosexual relationship. It is a paradox that ultimately undermines their argument.